Table III.
Distribution of pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections, 2005-2010
| Pathogen | No. of isolates (%) | Total no. of isolates (%) | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||
| Gram-positive: | ||||||||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Enterococcus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| CONS | 22 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 69 (36.1%) | 1 |
| Total Gram-positive | 74 (38.7%) | |||||||
| Gram-negative: | ||||||||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 56 (29.3%) | 2 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 (7.9%) | 3 |
| Escherichia coli | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Serratia marcescens | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Total Gram-negative | 106 (55.5%) | |||||||
| Fungi: | ||||||||
| Candida albicans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Candida krusei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Candida parapsilosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Total fungi | 11 (5.8%) | |||||||
| Total no. of isolates | 38 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 50 | 27 | 191 | |